The 5 Weirdest Animals On The Planet

The world is full of weird and wonderful creatures – and some of them are unfortunate looking to say the least!

In the same way that humans all look so different from one another, it’s pretty easy to look around and find some really crazy looking animals. It’s when you start seeing some of the weirdest creatures we have discovered that you realize where most of the inspiration for sci-fi and fantasy films must actually come from!

Blobfish

The blobfish is one of the most archetypical comedy animals on the planet. It’s a type of sea fish that is found at anything from 600-1200 metres below in Australian waters. Its comical personification literally makes it look like a giant mask, and it’s hilarious demeanor makes it the perfect retort for many an insult online. It’s a hilarious looking creature and has been an online parody masterpiece for some quite some time – and no wonder, when you look at it!

Proboscis Monkey

The definition of a giant nose must surely come from this hilarious looking part of the monkey species. They are found in Borneo, and generally live in the jungle away from civilization. They tend to eat un-ripened fruit as the sugars within fruit can cause them to bloat up inside, killing the poor things. They have huge, uhm, phallic noses and are the kind of cartoon drawing you always expected to see of a monkey when you were a child.

Sunda Colugo

The Sunda Colugo is found in Indochina, and is effectively a flying little squirrel-type creature. They have massive excesses of skin that they effectively use as wings, allowing them to glide as far as one hundred meters. They tend to camouflage in well with trees and other parts of nature, and are pretty funny to see for the first time – especially when you weren’t expecting the wings to appear from nowhere!

Bald Uakari

The Bald Uakari monkey has an extremely hairy body – and then a totally bald, red head! It looks comical and almost as if it’s head is a tomato. They are found in Brazil and Peru and are massively popular in these parts of the world due to their unique appearance. They tend to be spotted around waters quite a lot so anybody who is visiting these areas should try and find one.

Narwhal

The Narwhal is like something from a fantasy game – it’s effectively a walrus with a unicorns horn. This giant horn is actually a tusk which they use to get around the environment and sense their surroundings better. This is, quite literally, a sea-unicorn and slightly shaky proof that one day we might just see unicorns!